Twenty detective imposters held

Staff Correspondent

Twenty persons, who used to masquerade as detectives to commit robbery, mugging and kidnap people for ransom, were arrested during separate drives in the capital and Keraniganj on Sunday. On information, a team of the Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested six of them in Paschim Rampura area and seized three microbuses with stickers of detectives, a shotgun, a pair of handcuffs and other equipment used by law enforcers, said DB officials yesterday at a press briefing at DMP Media Centre. Meanwhile in Keraniganj, a police team arrested the others and seized a microbus, a motorcycle, two walkie-talkies and four pairs of handcuffs.